The File of Young Kindaichi (1997 ) Episode 50

Hajime explains his theory to the assembled group of Youko Kafuraki's staff. He believes that Yasuoga was the accomplice of the Puppet Clown who then decided to kill him. The Puppet Clown created an alibi by confusing Reika over the date on which Yasuoga was killed and Hajime accuses Yasuoga's wife Manami of being the Puppet Clown. Manami admits her guilt, saying that she was a successful actress until she was beaten and raped by thugs which ruined her career until Yasuoga offered to marry her. She then found out that the rape was a ploy by Yasuoga himself to marry her and further his career in the company and so she plotted revenge. Following her revelation, she drinks some tea and falls dead, poisoned. Later, Hajime receives a gift and a phone call from Kafuraki company Secretary Kobuchizawa who says he is really the Puppeteer from Hell Yoichi Takato, who manipulated Manami and then poisoned her. Hajime swears to catch him in the name of his grandfather.